Marine Chief Engineer
Marine Chief Engineer
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Job Description
Marine chief engineers are responsible for the entire technical operations of the vessel including engineering, electrical, and mechanical divisions. They are the head of the entire engine department aboard the ship and have overall responsibility for all technical operations and equipment on-board the ship. Marine chief engineers collaborate on security, survival and health care on board and observe the national and international standards of application..
Top 11 specific things you need to know
As a Marine Chief Engineer, you will need to master following:
- carry out navigational calculations
- electrical systems used in transportation
- electronics principles
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- maintain vessel engine room
- maintain vessel inventory
- maintain voyage logs
- operate vessel engine room
- physical parts of the vessel
- repair vessel electrical systems
- repair vessel mechanical systems
Top 12 general things you need to know
More generally, a marine chief engineer is also versed in:
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- analyse work-related written reports
- communicate verbal instructions
- conduct financial audits
- electronics
- manage staff
- mechanical tools
- operate mechanical equipment of ships
- perform quality audits
- principles of mechanical engineering
- use maritime English
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent marine chief engineer
It also helps to know the following:
- apply transportation management concepts
- engineering processes
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- fishing vessels
- follow ethical code of conduct in transport services
- lead a team in fishery services
- maintain safe engineering watches
- manage engine-room resources
- manage safety standards for maritime water transport
- manage ship emergency plans
- manage the operation of propulsion plant machinery
- maritime law
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics of vessels
- operate control systems
- operate life-saving appliances
- operate marine machinery systems
- operate pumping systems
- operate ship propulsion system
- operate ship rescue machinery
- perform small vessel safety measures
- perform small vessel safety procedures
- prevent fires on board
- prevent sea pollution
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
- ship related legislative requirements
- swim
- act reliably
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- coordinate fire fighting
- engineering principles
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- extinguish fires
- fire-fighting systems
- have computer literacy
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- maintain shipboard machinery
- mathematics
- mechanics
- pollution prevention
- supervise crew
- train employees
Top employers for this job
Marine Chief Engineer (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
Full Time
Urgent
Private
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